Is renting Lego:RB just to import unethical?

[newmanator]

Do they make it technically impossible to steal a game from the store? So that must be okay, right?

Good point.
Also though, I believe it is a different dev team making it and not HMX and I wouldn't think the Lego RB team would want their product going to a HMX game for a pittance (if rented.)

[I_Use_Shamwows]

I'm buying it, exporting it, then probably selling it once it's 100% done.

Everybody wins.

[DaronMalakianXVII]

They got all the money they needed from that copy of the game once it is bought, so it doesn't matter.

[RealMessiah]

Good point.
Also though, I believe it is a different dev team making it and not HMX and I wouldn't think the Lego RB team would want their product going to a HMX game for a pittance (if rented.)

That's a good call too.

[T-Hybrid]

I wonder if there will be redeem codes like for the 20 free songs or if they will do the same thing they did with RB1.
I bought RB1, played a lot, imported when I got RB2 then sold it. I'm not sure if I want to just rent Lego:RB to import then bring it back the next day.

We did this discussion already.

No. It isn't.

[acidicthought8]

Good point.
Also though, I believe it is a different dev team making it and not HMX and I wouldn't think the Lego RB team would want their product going to a HMX game for a pittance (if rented.)

But HMX is charting the songs though. Lets see how it breaks down.

[JoeL_CQC]

if harmonix does the export key thing, then i'll rent the disc.

if it is a 1 time use code, I'll buy the disc. :/

as far as ethics go in the first scenario, I don't see how it's wrong.
Sure, I'm not buying the game, but I'm still paying for the export key.

if they're doing the 1 time import, and you go out and rent the game for the 1 time import. it's pretty wrong.

it's like getting all the songs for like $10 or whatever the rent price is, while everybody else pays full price. although honestly I could see myself doing that.

[cherokeesam]

Beelzebub has a devil put aside for every shifty-eyed little monkey who tries to rent the game just for export.

That, or (like an earlier post said) Blockbuster is gonna see a LOT of (almost hourly) returns of this game with frustrated kids babbling something about "I've just GOTTA find a code that still works"

[TruthBringer]

guess i'm just an oddball in the fact that i dont mind actually paying for a good product??? I'm just happy HMX has made it exportable so I can add it too my library. Funny how so many talk about how much they love HMX and complain if something isnt exportable, but are the first to line up to rip them off if they can....

[Lily_Mu]

Did they ever say that this game could export in the first place?